Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson
4 March 2011 ' 'Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. She lived there all of her life. Her grandfather was the founder of Amherst College, and her father Edward Dickinson was a lawyer who served as the treasurer of the college. He also held various political offices ' '. (LaBlanc, (2001). Emily 's mother Emily Norcross Dickinson was a very reserve person. She didn 't speak much but she taught Emily Dickinson all that she needed to know for her to be who she is today. Dickinson went to primary school for a couple of years then went to Amherst Academy for seven years. Her education was mainly influenced on the Puritan religious belief. Emily stayed in a family home with her parents and her younger sibling Lavinia. She also had a elder brother Austin and he lived right next door with his wife Susan. Emily began writing at a very young childhood age. She practiced her craft by rewriting poems she found in newspapers, magazines, and many books. While Emily was on a trip to Philadelphia in the 1850 's, she had a crush on a married minister, Reverend Charles Wadsworth. Many people thought her disappointment in love may have leaded about her withdrawal from society. Emily experienced a major emotional crisis of a nature in the 1860 's. That inspired her to write over three hundred poems. Emily met with the literary editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine, Thomas Wentworth Higginson. She sent almost one hundred of her poems to him for his criticism and he became a trustful person. Emily 's withdrawal increased after her father died surprisingly and when her mother suffered a stroke and left her unable to take care of herself. After her father died Emily never left the grounds of her father 's home, dressing in only white. Her sister Lavinia constantly cared for her until she died in 1882. In 1886 Dickinson was diagnosed with a kidney dysfunction that resulted in her death in May called Bright 's disease. After
Emily Dickinson
4 March 2011 ' 'Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. She lived there all of her life. Her grandfather was the founder of Amherst College, and her father Edward Dickinson was a lawyer who served as the treasurer of the college. He also held various political offices ' '. (LaBlanc, (2001). Emily 's mother Emily Norcross Dickinson was a very reserve person. She didn 't speak much but she taught Emily Dickinson all that she needed to know for her to be who she is today. Dickinson went to primary school for a couple of years then went to Amherst Academy for seven years. Her education was mainly influenced on the Puritan religious belief. Emily stayed in a family home with her parents and her younger sibling Lavinia. She also had a elder brother Austin and he lived right next door with his wife Susan. Emily began writing at a very young childhood age. She practiced her craft by rewriting poems she found in newspapers, magazines, and many books. While Emily was on a trip to Philadelphia in the 1850 's, she had a crush on a married minister, Reverend Charles Wadsworth. Many people thought her disappointment in love may have leaded about her withdrawal from society. Emily experienced a major emotional crisis of a nature in the 1860 's. That inspired her to write over three hundred poems. Emily met with the literary editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine, Thomas Wentworth Higginson. She sent almost one hundred of her poems to him for his criticism and he became a trustful person. Emily 's withdrawal increased after her father died surprisingly and when her mother suffered a stroke and left her unable to take care of herself. After her father died Emily never left the grounds of her father 's home, dressing in only white. Her sister Lavinia constantly cared for her until she died in 1882. In 1886 Dickinson was diagnosed with a kidney dysfunction that resulted in her death in May called Bright 's disease. After
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